A Promise to Myself

A promise to myself. Here are some new things that I am planning on trying on my approach to learning.

I hope that this year I will be able to set myself realistic goals that I know I will be able to complete if I put in the effort and time. My two main goals this year are, to not procrastinate and to not get distracted when doing work.

For my first goal, I have noticed that I tend to leave somethings to the last minute and then get extremely stressed when I see that I don’t have much time to complete whatever I was doing. I really want to improve on making sure that I finish my work before due dates and have enough time before handing it in to check over it. I also want to be able to manage my time better so that I don’t just mess around until the last minute, I want to be able to plan my time effectively and spread my work over the course of the week to make sure I don’t get stressed and have guaranteed completion in work. I will make sure to plan out my week and try to do my homework on the day it is assigned or the days near it and make sure I don’t leave anything to the last minute.

My second goal is to not get distracted. I have come to the realization that sometimes when I’m working, I tend to get distracted and end up spending more time than needed on my work. I find this extremely inefficient and bothersome as I’d rather be finished with my work than spending extra time on it because I got distracted. I will focus more when doing tasks and remind myself to concentrate if I find myself going off task or getting distracted.

Overall I hope my goals to be realistic and achievable. Whether I can complete them in the next few days, weeks or even months, though I’d prefer to be able to achieve them as soon as possible. I think that if I do achieve these goals, a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders as stress is something I constantly have to deal with a lot due to activities within and outside of school and also from the amount of work we get in school. I will try my best to work towards these goals and put in the effort and focus needed to accomplish these goals.